November 2003
Giving Thanks combines traditional fare with unexpected delights. For Thanksgiving 2003, we've invited some wonderful guests to the program, including Wendy Wasserstein, Donald Hall, and highlights from the Broadway production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town.
Show Playlist & Audio
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First Hour
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Introduction Traditional (arr. Kremser)
Hymn of Thanksgiving (We Gather Together)
Boston Pops
John Williams
Philips 454391
Howard Cable
Seasons’ Celebrations: Thanksgiving Day (Point Pelee Reverie)
Symphony Nova Scotia/Howard Cable
CBC 5226
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Jay Ungar & Molly Mason
Harvest Home Suite: Thanksgiving Hymn
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason
Nashville Chamber Orchestra
EMI 56720
Percy Grainger
Harvest Hymn
Academy/Marriner
DG 469376
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Reading: from "My America: A Thanksgiving Reflection" by Andrew Sullivan
Johannes Brahms
Fest- und Gedenkspruche: Wo ist ein so herrlich (What Nation Is There So Great)
Cambridge Singers/Rutter
Collegium 120
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David Diamond
Rounds for String Orchestra: 1st mvt
Los Angeles CO/Schwarz
Nonesuch 79002
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Reading: Dylan Thomas reads "Fern Hill"
Caedmon CD 1002
Mark Isham
A River Runs Through It
Studio orchestra
Milan 35631
Henry Purcell
Fantasy on Old 100th
Canadian Brass
Philips 434276
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Claudio Monteverdi
Mass of Thanksgiving 1631:Gloria
Taverner Consort
EMI 49876
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Edward MacDowell
Sea Pieces: "A. D. 1620"
Noel Lee, p
Chant du Monde 27810672
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Reading: Wendy Wasserstein reads "Ah, That First Feast In Wild Manhattan"
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Second Hour
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Introduction
Godfrey Ridout
Fall Fair
Edmonton Symphony/Uri Mayer
CBC 5069
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Rick Sowash
Four Seasons in Bellville: Autumn
Mirecourt Trio
Gasparo 254
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Aaron Copland
Down a Country Lane
St Paul CO/Hugh Wolff
Teldec 77310
Reading Donald Hall reads from "Seasons at Eagle Pond"
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Aaron Copland
Our Town
London SO/Copland
Sony 46559
Reading: Jeffrey DeMunn reads from "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder
Handel
Largo from "Xerxes"
Orpheus CO
DG 4229390
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Cyrillus Kreek
Psalm 104
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Paul Hillier
Harmonia Mundi 907311
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Charles Laughton |
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Charles Laughton tells his Chartres Cathedral story, reads from The Dharma Bums, by Jack Kerouac, and Psalm 104
Capitol LP TBO 1650 (out-of-print)
Handel
Dank sei Dir, Herr
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp
CBS LP 38910 (out-of-print)
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